Pennsylvania Senate, District 8
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Pennsylvania's 8th Senatorial District includes parts of Delaware And Philadelphia Counties
Delaware County
Philadelphia County
Delaware County
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 558,979, making it Pennsylvania's fifth most populous county, behind Philadelphia, Allegheny, Montgomery, and Bucks counties....
- Darby TownshipDarby Township, PennsylvaniaDarby Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,622 at the 2000 census. Darby Township is a distinct municipality from the nearby and similarly named Darby Boro.-Geography:...
(PART, Wards 01 and 02) - CollingdaleCollingdale, PennsylvaniaCollingdale is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,664, at the 2000 census, 502 above the 1940 count of 8,162.-Geography:Collingdale is located at ....
- ColwynColwyn, PennsylvaniaColwyn is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,453 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Colwyn is located at , where Darby Creek and Cobb's Creek intersect....
- DarbyDarby, PennsylvaniaDarby is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Darby Creek southwest of downtown Philadelphia. It has a public library founded in 1743 and a cemetery more than 300 years old. The Quakers lived there early in the colonial era. Darby was settled about 1660 and was...
- FolcroftFolcroft, PennsylvaniaFolcroft is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,978 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Folcroft is located at ....
- GlenoldenGlenolden, PennsylvaniaGlenolden is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,476 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Glenolden is located at ....
- LansdowneLansdowne, PennsylvaniaLansdowne is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States located southwest of downtown Philadelphia. It was named for the Marquess of Lansdowne. The borough grew quickly in the early part of the twentieth century when a railroad stop was established near the intersection of...
- NorwoodNorwood, PennsylvaniaNorwood is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,985 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Norwood is located at ....
- Prospect ParkProspect Park, PennsylvaniaProspect Park is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,594 at the 2000 census. It originated as a bedroom community of Philadelphia...
- Ridley ParkRidley Park, PennsylvaniaRidley Park is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,196 at the 2000 census. Ridley Park is the home of Boeing Helicopters.-Native American:...
- Sharon HillSharon Hill, PennsylvaniaSharon Hill is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,468 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sharon Hill is located at ....
- YeadonYeadon, PennsylvaniaYeadon is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders the City of Philadelphia. The population was 11,762 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Yeadon is located at ....
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
-History:Tribes of Lenape were the first known occupants in the area which became Philadelphia County. The first European settlers were Swedes and Finns who arrived in 1638. The Netherlands seized the area in 1655, but permanently lost control to England in 1674...
- City of Philadelphia (PART)
- Ward 03
- Ward 27 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23]
- Ward 30 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 17]
- Ward 36 [PART, Divisions 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32 and 33]
- Ward 40 [PART, Divisions 1-29,31-37,39,41-51]
- Ward 46 [PART, Divisions 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20 and 21]
- Ward 48 [PART, Divisions 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22 and 23]
- Ward 51
- Ward 60 [PART, Divisions 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22]
Senators
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| John J. McCreesh | Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1969 – 1974 | Previously represented the 4th senatorial district Pennsylvania Senate, District 4 The Pennsylvania 4th Senatorial District is a senatorial district in the Pennsylvania State Senate. The district is home to about 650,000 people. The district includes Abington Township, Cheltenham Township, Jenkintown, Springfield, Rockledge, and part of Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania 4th... |
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| Paul McKinney Paul McKinney (Pennsylvania politician) Paul McKinney is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1975 to 1982.-Early life:McKinney was born in 1923 in Albany, GA. In 1941 he moved to Darby, PA and became a Merchant Marine and eventually settled in Philadelphia in the late 1940s... |
Democrat | 1975 – 1982 | ||
| Hardy Williams Hardy Williams Hardy Williams was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.-Background:He faced criticism in the 1980s for questions over his campaign finance practices... |
Democrat | 1983 – 1998 | ||
| Anthony Hardy Williams | Democrat | 1999 – present |